Hillary

Nakuru, Kenya

100% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Hillary

Member since

July 2013

On-time repayments

331 installments  •  45%

About Me

Thank you lenders for giving me this chance to be able to be getting affordable credit. I live in sewage in nakuru town. since i left secondary school i was not fortunate enough to land on a good job and i took any job that came my way. I was finally introduced on kinyozi job where i i was trained to shave people heads, do head massage and apply medicinal ointments. Soon i was able to do the job well and got many customers who really liked and appreciated the way i shaved them. But not all was rosy since starting up requires alot of capital in rent and equipments. Initially, i partnered with a friend to start off and finally i have started my own kinyozi.

My Business

As i have stated, i earn my living on shaving people. There is a very high demand for quality services as modern day customers have become very sophisticated with their tastes and preferences. My customers prefer my business because I make sure that every customer is attended to his/her satisfaction. I have also gone an extra mile to purchase quality ointments so that my equipments are disinfected throughly before and after the shave. My business generates a monthly turnover of about twenty five thousand, and expense in electricity, rent and ointments are about fifteen thousand. i make around ten thousand shillings monthly. I intend to purchase a solar panel system and a battery to cushion myself with electricity costs and also be able to shave my customers in event of electrical blackouts.
After purchasing solar panel system and battery now my business is doing much better.. My clients are very happy since incase of electrical blackouts they are still attended to their satisfaction. Now my business generates a turnover of about 60 thousand, after reducting expenses I make around 35 thousand.. I now intend to expand my business and have a bigger space to serve many clients..

Loan Proposal

As i stated, i earn my living on shaving people. There is a very high demand for quality services as modern day customers have become very sophisticated with their tastes and preferences. My customers prefer my business because I make sure that every customer is attended to his/her satisfaction. I have also gone an extra mile to purchase quality ointments so that my equipments are disinfected throughly before and after the shave. My business generates a monthly turnover of about twenty five thousand, and expense in electricity, rent and ointments are about fifteen thousand. i make around ten thousand shillings monthly. I intend to purchase a solar panel system and a battery to cushion myself with electricity costs and also be able to shave my customers in event of electrical blackouts.the previous loan helped to purchase new machine and treatment products.

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$303.00

Date disbursed

Feb 3, 2014

Repayment status

On Time

Projected term

24 months

Lenders

HansLindgren

Uppsala, Sweden

Namaste250

Pittsford, United States

tswickrama

Orlando, United States

Sarasota

Sarasota, Fl, United States

D

dj9812

United States

M

microlender

United States

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  • Daniel    Nov 4, 2021

    Dear Lenders
    Have spoken to Mr Maina and he informed me that he is currently not working but he will be making some arrangement to make some payment

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  • Daniel    Sep 15, 2021

    Dear Lenders,
    I have tried to reach the applicant but his cell phone off,i called one of the refferee who told me that Hillary travelled out of the country but he will be back in a months or two time

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  • Solian    Jul 22, 2021

    i called Hillary and said he lost his job, but promised to start repaying

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  • Lewish    Jun 21, 2021

    He's likely to adjust the repayment schedule soon as possible.

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  • Lewish    Apr 27, 2021

    Due to covid, I've talked with him and agreed to adjust the repayment schedule as soon as possible.

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  • Hadija    Apr 14, 2021

    Hello, I've spoken to Hillary, he said he still intends to repay the loan but currently his business is down.

    I've advised him to readjust his weekly repayments to an amount he is able to repay.

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  • Patrick    Feb 6, 2021

    He has been getting negative sales to his services, but he is intending to continue paying off his loan in instalments as before.

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  • Patrick    Jan 5, 2021

    Maina yolf me that his barber services is not reaching the expectations hence poor returns due to low clientele.

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  • Hillary    Nov 1, 2020

    Due to covid19 it has been hard to run my business , counting less sales. That's why I would like to change my installments, thanks.

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  • Hillary    Sep 11, 2020

    Due to corona epidemic i lost my job,am now trying to survive by doing manual jobs,i would to make adjustments on my payments to be paying ksh 500 evry monday instead of kshs 800.Thanks

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  • Hillary    Nov 1, 2017

    Thank you so much lenders for giving me this golden opportunity to be getting affordable credit and within a short time. This credit will help me to start replacing my old barbering chairs with new ones.

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  • Hillary    Oct 26, 2017

    Thank you lenders for giving me the opportunity to be getting affordable credit.. I will start buying barbering chairs so that I can replace the old ones which are a bit uncomfortable. Modern barbering chairs will make clients feel more comfortable and in return I will gain many clients..

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  • Hillary    Oct 26, 2017

    Thank you lenders for giving me this golden opportunity to be able to be getting affordable credit.After expanding my business by having a bigger space to serve many clients now i want to start replacing my old model barbering chairs with the new modern barbering chairs so that clients can have more comfort while having the services...

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  • Hillary    Feb 2, 2017

    Thanks lenders for funding my loan within a very short time. I will expand my business to have a bigger space so that i can serve many clients. The loan will boost my business and help employ more barbers..

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  • Hillary    Feb 2, 2017

    Thanks lenders for giving me the opportunity to get affordable loans. After purchasing the solar system panel and battery my business is doing great since my area is much affected by electrical blackouts.. I now intend to expand my business and have a bigger space to serve many clients to their satisfaction..

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  • Namaste250    Dec 30, 2014

    Hi Hillary,
    Has your solar electricity been successful? Some other Zidisha borrowers have been disappointed in their savings.
    Happy New Year!
    Best wishes for a healthy, joyous and prosperous 2015, Ann

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  • Hillary    Sep 16, 2013

    thank you lenders once again. am very happy to tell you about my business. like i stated earlier, i put the funds in buying products to make my services better. indeed the results of the funds have started showing because after improving my service delivery, business is improving. i get more clients and in my kinyozi business, i respond to the tastes and preferences of each and every customer. i remain very hopeful that things will improve if i put more effort and hard work. i am putting more money in the business with the aim of keeping the standard of my services high thus more revenue stream and increased services. thanking you for your continued support and co-operation in my endeavors.

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  • Hillary    Aug 31, 2013

    thank you lenders. its ten days since i received funds from you i cant tell how much it is a joy to myself. like i stated in my proposal, i derive my income from shaving people. i intended to purchase a solar system to cushion me from high electricity charges. however, the price of a complete solar system remains prohibitive for now and so i invested the funds in the business. i bought surgical ointments, disinfectants and shampoos. this is geared towards making my services better, retain and get more customers in my kinyozi. this will increase my revenue stream in profits and going forward i will start saving so that i will be able to buy the solar panel. the sky remains the limit in my endeavors. thanking you.

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